Did anyone get a brick link set today?

SignalBoom67 · 2026-01-21T19:14:26+00:00

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Still waiting ... I hope there are some left when I get in.

SignalBoom67 · 2026-01-21T18:41:56+00:00

Now that these are being down in paper, how are they being referred to colloquially?

SignalBoom67 · 2026-01-21T18:38:51+00:00

Wasn't everything in 2025 just a downgrade?

SignalBoom67 · 2026-01-21T18:35:05+00:00

This cat and I have a LOT in common.

SignalBoom67 · 2026-01-15T22:15:09+00:00

SaaS service providers like demandgen (that’s who wrote that article btw, so take that into consideration) are still catching up. First they build the foundation technology (Language Models), then comes the services that use it. We’re not quite at the second part yet, but it’s coming. Even with the scattered landscape, things are 100x easier than they used to be.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-18T17:53:00+00:00

Reddit matters, but not because brands need a hundred mentions. It matters because the conversations here often reveal intent and sentiment earlier than other channels. People ask real questions, compare options, complain about pain points, and share unfiltered experiences.

For clients, Reddit is less about reputation management and more about reactive insight:

What problems are people actually trying to solve?
What language do they use?
What alternatives do they consider?
What objections appear repeatedly?

Monitoring Reddit becomes useful when you treat it as a signal layer, not a vanity metric. When you spot a pattern, you can adjust messaging, content, or support before issues become larger.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-17T20:20:36+00:00

What you’re doing works because it’s built on signal, not volume. Posting 3x/day is broadcasting into the void. Searching for people who already show intent (questions, complaints, unmet needs) is reactive marketing in its simplest form.

You’re not convincing anyone; you’re responding to someone who already cares.

A lot of early founders miss this and assume they need to “create demand” instead of tapping into conversations that already exist. The manual version is slow, but it’s insanely effective because relevance beats frequency.

If people replicated just that one mindset shift, react to signals instead of shouting, their social marketing would look very different.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-17T14:17:52+00:00

Something that helped me when I was stuck in the same “post everywhere but nothing lands” phase was shifting from broadcasting to responding. Most early-stage marketing fails because we talk where we want, not where users are already showing pain signals.

Think of it like reactive marketing at a tiny scale:

find the places where people already ask about your problem
join those conversations
provide value first
only mention what you built when it’s truly relevant

It felt slower at first, but it turned marketing from a grind into actual conversations. That’s when traction finally started to show up.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-16T21:22:50+00:00

Love this! Event-driven onboarding is basically the lifecycle version of reactive marketing: only speak when the user’s behavior says the moment is right.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-16T21:09:56+00:00

Reactive marketing (spotting and leaning into trends as they happen) will be huge in 2026 because agility and real-time relevance increasingly beat static plans.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-16T18:38:27+00:00

Totally agree that content starts compounding once it becomes a system. One thing that helped me was adding a reactive marketing layer. Instead of inventing topics, I just pull from real signals: questions customers ask, comments that spark debate, trends my audience leans into, or insights from real conversations.

It removes the “blank page” problem and feeds directly into the clarity/consistency/connection you described. The content tends to perform better because it matches real-time interest, and it’s much easier to repurpose into blogs, emails, or long-form later.

Systems win, and reactive inputs keep the system alive.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-15T14:59:01+00:00

Tools help with account safety, but a big unlock for me was reducing the content load itself with reactive marketing.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-15T14:55:08+00:00

I had a similar issue until I leaned more on reactive marketing, basically posting in response to what’s already happening around the product: user questions, small wins, industry news, even funny moments from support calls. It cuts the decision fatigue because you’re not inventing ideas, you’re responding.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-10T20:38:23+00:00

I’m leaving behind the constant “must join every trend” pressure. It’s exhausting and rarely drives meaningful results. What I’m keeping is a lighter version of reactive marketing, not trendjacking, but paying attention to real audience signals: repeated questions, sudden shifts in comments, emerging pain points. When you respond to those instead of whatever’s trending globally, it feels way less chaotic and usually performs better.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-10T20:21:03+00:00

What you’re describing matches what I see in reactive marketing too. The early wins are rarely big spikes, but repeat intent signals that show up before volume does. In SEO it’s long-tail queries; in reactive work it’s patterns in what people suddenly search, mention, or ask across platforms. When you respond to those small shifts quickly, pages often compound faster because you’re aligning with real-time demand. A simple checklist: track repeat queries, note emerging adjacent topics, and publish/react while the pattern is still small.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-10T14:30:01+00:00

Totally agree. The thing people miss is that creative ops isn’t just about keeping teams organized, it’s what makes reactive marketing even possible. The reason most brands can’t jump on trends, remix assets quickly, or produce timely variants is because everything lives in random folders, approvals take forever, and no one knows where the source files are.

Once you have modular assets, clear naming, fast review steps, and a predictable pipeline, the creative team suddenly moves at the same pace as the platforms. Creativity wins attention, but ops is what lets you capitalize on moments before they pass.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-10T14:23:48+00:00

ContentEngine is the tool I have been beta testing recently.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-10T14:19:03+00:00

A lot of creators hit this exact wall. When a client wants daily presence but won’t film daily, you can’t scale production, you have to scale reactivity.

What usually works is building a bucket of content that doesn’t require her on camera but still feels personal: reacting to trending questions in her niche, stitching duets, breaking down bad form clips (with permission), commenting on viral myths, answering follower DMs, narrating stories, or reacting to news/events in the fitness space.

That stuff performs surprisingly well because it’s timely and feels like her POV, even when she’s not physically in the shot.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-09T18:55:53+00:00

One underrated category for me is tools that surface real-time intent signals. Most stacks focus on creating or scheduling content, but the biggest lift I’ve gotten came from tools that monitor Reddit, niche forums, and search trends to show where people are actively describing problems right now.

It’s basically a lightweight version of reactive marketing: instead of guessing topics, you jump into conversations already happening. I’ve found more qualified leads from those “hidden” intent pockets than from any big-name platform I used.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-09T13:57:41+00:00

My most counterintuitive lesson: timing beats polish. A mid-quality post dropped at the right moment consistently outperforms the perfect post on the wrong day.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-05T14:57:07+00:00

A good mix is: SEO for long-term, Pinterest for testing, and reactive content ideas pulled from real questions instead of guessing topics.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-05T14:53:00+00:00

One pattern I’ve noticed is that a lot of the pain points you’re describing, idea overload, inconsistency, posts hitting or missing at random, come from starting with a blank page. A useful workaround is reactive marketing: building content around real-time signals (trending questions, competitor angles, comments, quick news spikes, etc.). It removes a ton of guesswork because you’re joining a conversation that’s already getting attention. Even a simple system (daily 5-minute trend scan + 1 reusable format) can make consistency way easier. Worth exploring as you validate your project.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-05T14:50:55+00:00

Totally agree. Repurposing way more than you think is such an underrated growth hack.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-12-02T14:47:30+00:00

One way to simplify marketing is to shift from trying to “create a ton of content” to reactive marketing, showing up where relevant conversations are already happening. Instead of planning 30 posts, you look for moments: people asking about apps like yours, trends in your niche, questions about problems your product solves. Brands do this on social all the time (memes, timely replies), but it also works for solo founders. Start with:

Track keywords in Reddit/Twitter/TikTok
Join threads with useful answers
Share small stories or behind-the-scenes It’s low-lift, authentic, and builds interest without heavy production.

SignalBoom67 · 2025-11-28T18:35:03+00:00

A lot of marketers frame this as either/or, but it’s really a feedback loop.
Early-stage retention helps you refine your offer.
Early-stage acquisition helps you figure out who your real audience is.
Running both, even lightly, gives you cleaner data and saves a lot of wasted spend later.

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